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Multiple Black-Owned Businesses Face Displacement Due to Alliance Bank Center Closure

ST. PAUL, MN — A group of Black-owned businesses in downtown St. Paul are scrambling to find new locations after the sudden shutdown of...

Georgia Fort

Mar 186 min read

Minneapolis barber rewards students with free haircuts, year round

Walk through the front door of Halftime Sports Barbershop and you’ve arrived at a Vikings fan’s home away from home. Between the...

Rebecca Gilbuena

Mar 172 min read

Operation Black Love: Creating Meaningful Connections for Black Singles in Minnesota

In a bold effort to create more meaningful connections within the Black community, Bria Black is on a matchmaking mission: Operation...

Rebecca Gilbuena

Mar 122 min read

Community Demands Action Against ICE Arrests at Hennepin County Government Center

In a powerful show of resistance, community members gathered at the Hennepin County Government Center today for a peaceful sit-in...

Rebecca Gilbuena, Georgia Fort & Destiny Roberts

Mar 112 min read

Chauntyll Allen Announces Candidacy for Saint Paul City Council

Saint Paul school board member, founder of Love First, and longtime community organizer Chauntyll Allen announced today that she is...

Rebecca Gilbuena

Mar 111 min read

License to Kill? MN Lawmakers Reject 'Shoot First' Bill That Threatens Black Lives

St. Paul, MN – In a critical victory for public safety and racial justice, the Minnesota House of Representatives voted against House...

Georgia Fort & Rebecca Gilbuena

Mar 102 min read

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